Farm and Ranch Management, B.S.

With an expanding job market for qualified farm and ranch managers or in the Ag Industry in general, students taking the farm & ranch core will learn important agricultural content areas such as plant and crop identification, concepts about soil & water, livestock feeding & nutrition, technology in agriculture, animal science and reproduction. Students are offered a variety of minors from business, equine, outdoor industry or any other minor that they can pair with this major. By adding any of these minors to the degree it gives a value-added benefit. This degree teaches a mix of traditional and new methods related to farming and ranching. Teaching the benefit of traditional and new methods will promote the resource for generations to come.

The University of Montana Western is situated in Beaverhead County which has over 400 farms with over 1 million acres of farm and ranch land and is one of the largest cattle producing counties in Montana. This will give students unique experiential opportunities through field experiences, practicums and internships.